Tag: drought

  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 3, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 3, 2016

Sacramento Bee: California unveils environmental blueprint for Delta tunnels Sacramento Bee: Californians using more water as drought controls ease Associated Press: California water use still down as drought restrictions eased Capital Public Radio News: Californians Conserve Less Water Under New Rules Mercury News: Californians continue water conservation with 21.5 percent cut … Reuters: California wildfires likely to worsen as season peaks: […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 2, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 2, 2016

Sacramento Bee: California fishermen win key ruling over Delta water supply Associated Press: Californians Water Conservation Returns to Local Leadership Manteca Bulletin: HIGHER FISH FLOWS Appeal-Democrat: Water districts awaiting approval from state on conservation goals Free Speech Radio News: Wildfire, drought, pests threaten Sierra Nevada’s wild forests Water Deeply: Despite Drought, California Farming Prospered Colorado State News: The ‘politics of water’ transcends […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 1, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 1, 2016

CounterPunch: Logging for Water Fresno Bee: The quest to keep San Joaquin Valley’s wine industry growing News Deeply:  Despite Drought, California Farming Prospered The Bakersfield Californian: LOIS HENRY: Taxpayer funded water deal that makes me go: Hmmm San Mateo Daily Journal: Penalty leads to creek restoration: Cal Water settlement reached on … Lake Tahoe News: Tahoe’s rising water temp concerns scientists […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 29, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 29, 2016

Sacramento Bee: Sierra Nevada giant sequoias respond to water stress with clever adaptations San Francisco Chronicle: Can flooded rice fields be a solution in California water war? City Watch: Calif Scorching Temps Astound Climate Scientists East Bay Times: Lake Tahoe: Warmest water temperatures ever recorded threaten … KQED: Warming at Alarming Rate, Lake Tahoe Reflects Rapid Sierra Climate Change The […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 28, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 28, 2016

Associated Press: Judge: Water district can hike rates during drought E&E: Brown adviser will lead water advocacy group Los Angeles Times: Statewide energy alert issued as California bakes in summer heat KSBW The Central CoastL Gilroy garlic industry overcomes drought, expects good year Visalia Times-Delta: Waterwise: Supervisors should take overdraft water position Mid Valley News: Golden State Water Restrictions KCRA Sacramento: Revised […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 27, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 27, 2016

Associated Press: Federal, state leaders pitch for California water tunnels Capital Public Radio News: Hearings Begin On California Governor Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnel … SF Gate: Latest algae bloom, in Discovery Bay, threatens way of life Los Angeles Times: Enter at your own risk: Pyramid Lake algae toxins decline, officials say KGO San Francisco: Salmon saved from drought in 2014 […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 25, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 25, 2016

KQED: About That $17 Billion Water Project: Delta Tunnels 101 San Jose Mercury: Algae in drinking water causes Santa Clara Valley water officials to scramble CNBC: Heat wave, drought showing no signs of slowing down The Desert Sun: When it comes to water, we need all the data we can get Sacramento Bee: Will the Delta tunnels get built? Plan […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 22, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 22, 2016

Associated Press: California court denies push for payment during tunnel tests Los Angeles TimeS: California’s top court rules in favor of Gov. Brown’s water project Sacramento Bee: State supreme court rules in state’s favor on Delta-property rights Capital Public Radio: Drought Persists And So Does Water Conservation In Sacramento Associated Press: Federal officials say Lake Mead water won’t be released […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 21, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 21, 2016

Associated Press: Court ruling could boost cost of California water project Sacramento Bee: AM Alert: Managing water from Spain to the Delta Associaetd Press: Southern California water district finalizes land purchase Sacramento Bee: California needs better account of groundwater KJZZ: Federal Department: Arizona’s Excess Water Safe From California The Desert Sun: Regulators ordered Californians to cut water use 25%. In […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 20, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 20, 2016

Capital Public Radio News: California To Set Legal Limit On Probable Carcinogen In Water Fresno Bee: Reclamation raises Friant water allocation to 75% California Farm Bureau: House vote sets stage for talks on drought relief Press-Enterprise: LAKE ELSINORE: Water level lowest since January 1993 KHTS Radio: Santa Clarita Asked To Pay For Drought: Valencia Water Company … Consulting-Specificying Engineer: Tracking and […]

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